:00:00. > :00:00.us, you can keep up to date throughout the night with the
:00:00. > :00:00.Coming up: Hundreds of homes planned, but would they help
:00:07. > :00:09.The opposition to building on fields near Aylesbury.
:00:10. > :00:13.Campaigners have branded the developers as greedy.
:00:14. > :00:16.Also: A rise in flytipping as changes are made to the way
:00:17. > :00:20.And the fans and the tributes keep coming.
:00:21. > :00:24.10 days after his death flowers are still being left outside
:00:25. > :00:36.Campaigners in a Buckinghamshire village have reacted with anger over
:00:37. > :00:39.fresh plans to build hundreds of new homes there.
:00:40. > :00:43.They'd be in addition to 400 houses that have already been
:00:44. > :00:47.Protestors say not enough thought's been given as to how schools,
:00:48. > :00:49.GP's surgeries and roads will cope with the growing population.
:00:50. > :00:52.It comes as Aylesbury has been selected by the government
:00:53. > :00:55.to become a new garden town, receiving more than ?1 million
:00:56. > :01:07.This development in Aston Clinton sits next to another site where
:01:08. > :01:15.Residents say there isn't the infrastructure to cope.
:01:16. > :01:18.We understand the need for houses but these houses
:01:19. > :01:20.have not been planned, they've been put in piecemeal,
:01:21. > :01:23.ad hoc, and they've rode roughshot over planning laws and the Council
:01:24. > :01:25.and the government need to stand up to developers
:01:26. > :01:32.Around 700 homes are planned for Aston Clinton, meaning
:01:33. > :01:41.I've just taken a short walk down the road and you can see
:01:42. > :01:44.the building work has already started on this site behind me.
:01:45. > :01:47.In fact we walked past two potential development sites just to get here,
:01:48. > :01:53.15,000 homes are planned for Aylesbury alone.
:01:54. > :01:56.Come into Aylesbury any morning at nine o'clock,
:01:57. > :01:58.traffic miles back down towards Aston Clinton.
:01:59. > :02:02.It's got to be rethought, it really has.
:02:03. > :02:05.House prices are just priced so way out.
:02:06. > :02:07.The kids, my children are 28 and 30 and they cannot get
:02:08. > :02:09.onto the property ladder for love nor money.
:02:10. > :02:12.I think it's very good that they are building
:02:13. > :02:14.these properties now, it's just the cost
:02:15. > :02:19.Aylesbury was recently granted garden town status.
:02:20. > :02:21.Now a masterplan for the town will look at existing housing
:02:22. > :02:24.proposals, infrastructure, parks and cycleways.
:02:25. > :02:27.We are in a position, particularly with our emerging local plan,
:02:28. > :02:33.but also with the garden town status where we can actually plan
:02:34. > :02:38.for future development and not have it more or less thrust
:02:39. > :02:44.upon us on a site-by-site basis, as has been happening in the past.
:02:45. > :02:51.Back in Aston Clinton residents have one week to comment
:02:52. > :02:54.on this application, and shape the direction
:02:55. > :03:03.As we heard there Aylesbury is one of the latest places
:03:04. > :03:06.A short time ago our political reporter Bethan Phillips told me
:03:07. > :03:10.It's an idea that's been around since Victorian times,
:03:11. > :03:13.stop urban sprawl by building new communities and protecting
:03:14. > :03:19.And the plan behind these new garden towns remains pretty much the same.
:03:20. > :03:24.The government says it wants to create distinct new places,
:03:25. > :03:30.Two garden towns have already been announced in our area,
:03:31. > :03:33.at Didcot and Bicester, now a new garden town
:03:34. > :03:39.All three will have more than 10,000 homes each.
:03:40. > :03:42.The government also wants to create 14 smaller garden villages,
:03:43. > :03:44.including one next to Eynsham, that's currently being called
:03:45. > :03:47.What's been the reaction to the announcement about all these
:03:48. > :03:51.They've been welcomed by some, but concern from others.
:03:52. > :03:53.Bicester and Didcot have already caused controversy, with some
:03:54. > :03:58.residents worried that the idea of a garden town isn't being adhered to,
:03:59. > :04:03.and that green spaces are under threat.
:04:04. > :04:05.Housing expert Professor Danny Dorling hit out yesterday
:04:06. > :04:07.at the garden village next to Eynsham, saying the homes
:04:08. > :04:09.were really needed in Oxford, and that this would
:04:10. > :04:14.But West Oxfordshire District Council say it
:04:15. > :04:20.These garden towns and villages are an attractive idea for councils
:04:21. > :04:22.because they get extra government funding for them.
:04:23. > :04:24.In fact the government says there's been a high level
:04:25. > :04:27.of interest in the idea, and it may open up
:04:28. > :04:30.a new round of bids for Garden Villages later this year.
:04:31. > :04:32.The impact of Brexit on farming is one of the key
:04:33. > :04:36.topics being discussed at the Oxford Farming
:04:37. > :04:39.Andrea Leadsom, who campaigned to leave the EU, is Secretary
:04:40. > :04:43.of State for the Environment, and MP for South Northamptonshire.
:04:44. > :04:48.She says she's committed to giving farmers access to the seasonal
:04:49. > :04:50.migrant workers they'll need to harvest their crops,
:04:51. > :04:56.I want to pay tribute to the many workers from Europe who contribute
:04:57. > :04:58.so much to our farming industry and rural communities.
:04:59. > :05:03.Access to labour is very much an important part of
:05:04. > :05:07.our current discussions and we are committed to working
:05:08. > :05:09.with you to make sure you have the right people
:05:10. > :05:15.with the right skills, a strong skilled workforce will allow you to
:05:16. > :05:22.focus on how the latest technology can transform your business.
:05:23. > :05:25.Cases of fly-tipping in Reading have gone up by 20% since a new permit
:05:26. > :05:28.scheme was introduced for dumping waste.
:05:29. > :05:29.Last year, West Berkshire council withdrew funding
:05:30. > :05:32.for its tip near Reading, leaving some people travelling up
:05:33. > :05:42.Nobody wants to work in a dump but that is what this precinct
:05:43. > :05:49.outside Reading is being turned into because of fly-tipping.
:05:50. > :05:53.We have mattresses, beds, several mattresses.
:05:54. > :05:55.People have obviously had a clearout.
:05:56. > :05:58.Alison owns the travel agency and is worried this
:05:59. > :06:09.We have had settees dumped in the precinct, toilets, bass,
:06:10. > :06:11.We have had settees dumped in the precinct, toilets, baths,
:06:12. > :06:13.all sorts of things, you wouldn't believe
:06:14. > :06:17.In the latter half of 2014 there were about 1200 reported
:06:18. > :06:18.fly-tipping incidents across the borough.
:06:19. > :06:22.Last year that had risen to just shy of 1700, an increase of 37%
:06:23. > :06:28.It seems there's no real limit as to just what can be dumped
:06:29. > :06:33.in and around Reading but no matter what is in each individual fly-tip
:06:34. > :06:38.it costs the council ?60.50 on average for each incident.
:06:39. > :06:44.That's a total for the year of more than ?100,000.
:06:45. > :06:48.I came to the precinct in 1988 and I've been working here since.
:06:49. > :06:54.No, in the early days we never had anything like this,
:06:55. > :06:57.this is in the last two to three years.
:06:58. > :07:00.Many put this increase in dumping down to new rules at the town's
:07:01. > :07:07.Last month residents were given a special permit to use it
:07:08. > :07:11.but even though they are just a few miles away, tens of thousands
:07:12. > :07:14.living over the border in West Berkshire have been shut out
:07:15. > :07:21.Our neighbour authorities have not reported any particular increase
:07:22. > :07:27.but we knew there was likely to be a spike so it is no surprise has
:07:28. > :07:30.been some increase but we built that into our budgeting
:07:31. > :07:38.The land owners remove all tipped rubbish as soon as it is reported
:07:39. > :07:52.but locals here hope the council will not discard their concerns.
:07:53. > :07:54.Bees and butterfly numbers have plummeted over the last decade
:07:55. > :07:56.according to the Swindon based National Trust
:07:57. > :07:59.The organisation's been reviewing wildlife on its estates.
:08:00. > :08:02.It says unsettled weather has led to a boom in grass growth,
:08:03. > :08:04.at the expense of the wildflower habitats required by
:08:05. > :08:16.Ten days after his death, tributes are continuing to pour
:08:17. > :08:18.in at the Oxfordshire home of George Michael.
:08:19. > :08:20.The singer and songwriter died at his home in
:08:21. > :08:24.It's still not known what led to his death, but it isn't
:08:25. > :08:36.Fans of George Michael, not just here in Goring
:08:37. > :08:39.but from all over the world, have been paying their respects
:08:40. > :08:42.There must have been thousands of people.
:08:43. > :08:44.You know every day there are something like several
:08:45. > :08:48.It takes comfort a little bit really just to understand how much it
:08:49. > :08:51.meant everyone really, just to see the messages and to see
:08:52. > :08:54.what he meant to so many people from different walks of life.
:08:55. > :08:57.Just couldn't get over it for ages, I couldn't stop crying.
:08:58. > :08:59.He was just such a brilliant, brilliant man.
:09:00. > :09:02.Despite living here for a number of years, George Michael
:09:03. > :09:05.The news of his death shocked many, including local businesses.
:09:06. > :09:08.We've had people from all over the country coming in,
:09:09. > :09:09.talking about their memories of George Michael.
:09:10. > :09:12.I can't believe the impact he had on people's lives and
:09:13. > :09:22.We have had people from all over the country and
:09:23. > :09:24.they are leaving all sorts of tributes, there are pineapples down
:09:25. > :09:31.It's still not clear how George Michael died.
:09:32. > :09:34.Police say the 53-year-old's death is being treated as unexplained,
:09:35. > :09:39.Post-mortem results have come back inconclusive.
:09:40. > :09:41.More tests are being done over the next few weeks.
:09:42. > :09:46.Adina Campbell, BBC South Today in Goring on Thames.
:09:47. > :09:50.We're back in BBC Breakfast tomorrow morning, but for now, goodnight,
:09:51. > :09:54.and with the weather, here's Alexis Green.
:09:55. > :10:01.As a trustee like the colour temperature is potentially plunging
:10:02. > :10:07.down as far as minus eight Celsius and there may be fog patches during
:10:08. > :10:11.the morning. Even in urban areas we are looking at lows of -30 minus
:10:12. > :10:16.four degrees. A bitterly cold night to come with fairly light winds. It
:10:17. > :10:20.will be a very frosty start the day tomorrow, very chilly, but warming
:10:21. > :10:25.up during the course of the day. Temperature struggle to rise to a
:10:26. > :10:29.height of three or five in some parts. In some areas it will only
:10:30. > :10:33.reach two with a fairly light winds but there will be plenty of sunshine
:10:34. > :10:37.on offer. Clear skies during the course of tomorrow afternoon and
:10:38. > :10:41.into tomorrow evening. Overnight tomorrow there is a chance of frost
:10:42. > :10:45.patches where we have clearing skies but the weather front moves in on
:10:46. > :10:50.Friday lunchtime and it will produce rain on Friday and it may be heavy
:10:51. > :10:54.at times. With it south-westerly breeze. The cloud increases on
:10:55. > :10:58.Friday morning with increasing fog in the morning but with increasing
:10:59. > :11:00.cloud we are expecting rain to arrive later on. Frosty start to day
:11:01. > :11:05.tomorrow. Rain Temperatures creeping up a notch or
:11:06. > :11:11.two and turning milder into the weekend.
:11:12. > :11:17.A guarantee on your journey to work tomorrow, if you are nipping out to
:11:18. > :11:18.the shop for